2015 Mid-Season Invitational
Tournament information
LocationUnited States
Dates7 May–10 May
AdministratorRiot Games
Venue(s)Donald L. Tucker Civic Center
(Tallahassee, Florida)
Teams6
Purse$200,000
Final positions
ChampionsEdward Gaming
Runner-upSK Telecom T1
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The 2015 Mid-Season Invitational is the first event of the Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) – a League of Legends tournament organized by publisher Riot Games that was held after Spring Season, from May 7–10, 2015 at the Florida State University Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee, Florida.[1] The participants is 6 winner teams of the Spring Season: 5 teams from North America (NA LCS), Europe (EU LCS), China (LPL), South Korea (LCK), Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau (LMS) and a team from Wildcard regions (Brazil, CIS, Japan, Latin America, Oceania, Southeast Asia) that won the Mid-Season International Wildcard Invitational (IWCI).[2]

EDward Gaming from China won the first ever MSI title after defeating SK Telecom T1 from South Korea 3–2 at the final.[3][4][5]

Qualified teams

Venue

Tallahassee was the city chosen to host the competition.[6]

Tallahassee, Florida
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W L PCT Qualification
1 SK Telecom T1 5 5 0 1.000 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 EDward Gaming 5 4 1 0.800
3 Ahq e-Sports Club 5 3 2 0.600
4 Fnatic 5 2 3 0.400
5 Team SoloMid 5 1 4 0.200
6 Beşiktaş e-Sports Club 5 0 5 0.000
Source: LoL Esports (Archived 2015-05-09 at the Wayback Machine)

Knock-out Stage

Some members of Edward Gaming with their championship medals
SemifinalsFinal
1South Korea SK Telecom T13
4Europe Fnatic2
South Korea SK Telecom T12
China Edward Gaming3
2China Edward Gaming3
3Taiwan ahq e-Sports Club0

References

  1. ^ Bishop, Rollin (May 15, 2015). "Why Tallahassee? Scenes From The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational". Paste Magazine. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  2. ^ Miller, Brian (May 8, 2015). "League of Legends gamers occupy Civic Center". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Zacny, Rob (May 11, 2015). "SK Telecom yield League of Legends MSI title to China's EDG as Faker falls short". PCGamesN. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  4. ^ Bishop, Rollin (May 11, 2015). "EDward Gaming Wins the 2015 League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational". Paste Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Deesing, Jonathan. "Edward Gaming Beats SKT in Mid-Season Invitational". Red Bull. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  6. ^ Zucosky, Andrew (May 12, 2015). "The Road to Glory: League of Legends MSI Tournament". Shacknews. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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